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The Blues conceded five the last time they faced their London rivals and could be without their captain on Sunday, but the Portuguese has backed Kurt Zouma and Gary Cahill Jose Mourinho insists he has complete confidence in his defence despite doubts over the fitness of John Terry ahead …

Antonio Conte defended the caution he has shown with Chelsea’s record signing Alvaro Morata and revealed that the striker is ready to start against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Sunday. Eyebrows were raised on the Premier League’s opening weekend when Conte opted to start with Morata on the substitutes’ bench …

MANCHESTER — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea should be strong enough to challenge for the Premier League title this season despite Antonio Conte’s claims that his squad is too small. Conte said on the eve of the new campaign he “needed more players” at Stamford Bridge and was …

Africa’s richest man says he is plotting a bid to take over Arsenal — and that his first move as owner would be to fire Arsene Wenger. Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote told Bloomberg in an interview that he is planning to make an offer to majority owner Stan Kroenke once …

After a controversial first leg at the Nou Camp that saw Real win 3-1 and resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo’s five-match suspension, the hosts on Wednesday rounded off their pre-season preparations in style. Marco Asensio (4) produced another fantastic strike to add to his first leg efforts before Karim Benzema (39) …

Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko have taken another step toward full fitness by returning to first-team training at Chelsea this week, although neither is likely to be fit enough to feature against Tottenham on Sunday. Pictures emerged on Tuesday of both men participating in sessions at Cobham, while Bakayoko also …

Cristiano Ronaldo only needed 24 minutes to steal the show in Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa first leg at the Camp Nou, scoring a dramatic lead goal for his team before being sent off. After Gerard Pique’s own goal was followed by Lionel Messi’s controversial penalty, Ronaldo struck a superb goal to …

Mourinho’s starting line-up against West Ham only featured two new faces but the difference from last season could hardly have been more striking. In place of ponderousness and profligacy, there was power and purpose. And in front of a buoyant Old Trafford crowd, Manchester United enjoyed their biggest Premier League …

Antonio Conte’s champions were beaten 3-2 by Burnley at Stamford Bridge on the opening day, and had both Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas dismissed. Chelsea’s critics have argued that they are weaker than they were at the end of last season after John Terry’s departure, Nemanja Matic’s sale to Manchester …

WATFORD 2-1 LIVERPOOL 45+2: Liverpool pin Watford deep in their own half. Henderson loops a ball over the top for Salah on the right flank. He has support in the middle but shanks his cross into the stands. Not happened for him in the opening 45 minutes. 45+4: CLOSE!! Liverpool …